John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes
Videos
John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes PC was an Anglo-Irish peer, politician and judge. He was noted for his great legal ability, but also for his implacable hostility to Roman Catholics.
Bust of John Bowes in the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, by John van Nost the younger.
The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish lega
John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes
…as a member of the staff of Richard West, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in 1723. He built up a large practice at the Irish Bar and was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1730, and Attorney-General in 1739. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer in 1741, having previously failed to become…
Lord Atkinson, Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1890 to 1892
Sir Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland 1586-1603